LinuxQuestions.org
Help answer threads with 0 replies.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Slackware > Slackware - ARM
User Name
Password
Slackware - ARM This forum is for the discussion of Slackware ARM.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 02-17-2018, 01:01 AM   #1
trognet
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Feb 2018
Location: UK
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 9
Blog Entries: 1

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
SARPi on Pi2


I am having problems getting sarpi to work with a Raspberry Pi 2.

Downloaded this file
(http://sarpi.co.uk/files/rpi2/142/im...b18_sp1.img.xz)
and written it (using dd with the suggested command line switches of of=/dev/sde bs=65536) to a 16Gb micro SD card.

I have now done this with cards from Integral, Kingston and Digi-chip and they all report the same fault.

Every single one of them halts with seven green flashes of the LED.
According to the charts I can find this means there is no kernel.img present on the card.

When I inspect the fat32 partition created I can see a kernel.img (kernel7.img) file there.

So what file needs to be edited to make this boot system actually find this kernel7.img file?
 
Old 02-17-2018, 02:40 AM   #2
Penthux
Member
 
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Middlesbrough, UK
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 264

Rep: Reputation: 74
Quote:
Originally Posted by trognet View Post
Every single one of them halts with seven green flashes of the LED.
According to the charts I can find this means there is no kernel.img present on the card.

When I inspect the fat32 partition created I can see a kernel.img (kernel7.img) file there.

So what file needs to be edited to make this boot system actually find this kernel7.img file?
The flashing green LED (7 times) means there's an error with the kernel.img (i.e. it cannot be found).

You could download kernel_sarpi2-4.14.18-armv7-1_slack14.2_10Feb18_sp1.txz and extract the kernel.img file and replace the one you have in your /boot directory.

You do not need to edit any file in order to get the system to find the kernel. This should all be handled by the RPi firmware. The RPi firmware is closed-source btw.
 
1 members found this post helpful.
Old 02-17-2018, 02:43 AM   #3
trognet
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Feb 2018
Location: UK
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 9

Original Poster
Blog Entries: 1

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
Thanks for the advice.

Will try downloading the kernel image and replacing the one on the SD card.

Shame that the firmware is closed as it would be nice to be able to hack about with that.
 
Old 02-17-2018, 04:33 AM   #4
trognet
LQ Newbie
 
Registered: Feb 2018
Location: UK
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 9

Original Poster
Blog Entries: 1

Rep: Reputation: Disabled
Thanks for the help.
That seemed to fix things.
Got it booting; all works as desired.
 
Old 02-17-2018, 12:42 PM   #5
Penthux
Member
 
Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Middlesbrough, UK
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 264

Rep: Reputation: 74
Quote:
Originally Posted by trognet View Post
Thanks for the help.
That seemed to fix things.
Got it booting; all works as desired.
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
SARPi website new URL - sarpi.co.uk Exaga Slackware - ARM 4 01-28-2018 07:36 PM
SARPi updated to kernel 4.14 Exaga Slackware - ARM 7 01-23-2018 05:27 PM
Pi vs Pi2 and USB disk disconnects enine Slackware - ARM 6 08-24-2015 05:14 PM
Raspberry Pi2 keeps crashing and corrupting disk enine Slackware - ARM 14 05-14-2015 07:15 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Distributions > Slackware > Slackware - ARM

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:54 AM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration